When Doctors Washed Their Hands and Died for It
19th Century

When Doctors Washed Their Hands and Died for It

A Hungarian doctor proved that handwashing could save thousands of lives—and his colleagues destroyed him for it.

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Medical HistoryPublic HealthAustrian EmpireMaternal MortalityScientific ProgressProfessional ResistanceHospital ReformViennaChildbed FeverGerm TheoryIgnaz Semmelweis

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